User manual ASUS U50F

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Table of contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Refer to the illustrations below. Small display Large display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser. This browser displays various Windows® management information. Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel. Click the plus sign (+) before WMI Information to display the available information. You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser. DMI browser Click to display the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) browser. This browser displays various desktop and system information. Click the plus sign (+) before DMI Information to display the available information. 3-12 Chapter 3: Starting up PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser. This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. Click to display the Usage browser. CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation. If the CPU has an enabled HyperThreading, two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space. The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives. When using the connectors in standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector. 4. CPU, Power and Chassis Fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~740 mA (8. 88 W max. ) or a total of 1 A~2. 22 A (26. 64 W max. ) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND ® PWR_FAN GND +12V Rotation CHA_FAN Fan connectors ASUS Vintage2-PH1 GND +12V Rotation 4-5 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2. 0 ports. Connect the USB/GAME module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2. 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. ® USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB56 USB 2. 0 connectors USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. The USB module is purchased separately. 6. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. EATXPWR +3 Volts +12 Volts GND +12V DC +12 Volts +5V Standby Power OK Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1 USB78 1 ATX12V ATX power connectors ® 4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard info USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground -12 Volts +3 Volts 7. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive. ® CD CD audio connector Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel Enable the CD-IN function in the audio utility when using this connector. 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC97 audio standard. AAFP Azalia compliant definition GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR Legacy AC'97 compliant definition AGND +5VA BLINE_OUT_R BLINE_OUT_L ® PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L Analog front panel connector It is recommended that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboards high-definition audio capability. ASUS Vintage2-PH1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L 4-7 9. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The S/PDIF module is purchased separately. ® SPDIF_OUT SPDIFOUT GND Digital audio connector 10. [. . . ] Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Installed" appears after you successfully set your password. To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. [. . . ]